Me = H/A/M? He = H/A/M? You = H/A/M? Him = H/A/M? The same as "he"? Yes to this and he is HAM, but for the rest, HA, gender irrelevant.

Were these words spoken to you, Eli? By you, Eli? Neither really. And to be honest, the words were not spoken out loud. It was just implied somehow. A funny situation that aroused with a passing comment at work one day.

Does "he" have to do with your job? A colleague? Your boss? A costumer?

Was he supposed to be at work? Or did you expect him to be away, just somewhere else? In a meeting? Or on a business trip? Was he still there the very moment the words were, well, implied? :-)

If he doesn't have to do with your work, is he a friend/relative/lover of any of the persons who are involved?

Did he go wherever he was voluntarily? Or did somebody make him go there? Or was he stuck in some kind of mortifying situation? Or was he in a place that was untypical of him (like, a really serious, business person on some wild party)?

Is how you learned where he was relevant? In a conversation? On the phone? Through the internet?

Does "he" have to do with your job? A colleague? Your boss? He's my boss A costumer?

Was he supposed to be at work? Yes, and he was Or did you expect him to be away, just somewhere else? In a meeting? Or on a business trip? Was he still there the very moment the words were, well, implied? :-) Yes, he was. I think he was equally shocked, lol.

If he doesn't have to do with your work, is he a friend/relative/lover of any of the persons who are involved? So no to all these

Did he go wherever he was voluntarily? } Or did somebody make him go there? Or was he stuck in some kind of mortifying situation? Or was he in a place that was untypical of him (like, a really serious, business person on some wild party)? A bit of FA here, see below

Is how you learned where he was relevant? In a conversation? On the phone? Through the internet? As I said, he was there all the time. There was a passing comment during lunch one day regarding a future appointment my boss had that afternoon.

Was the double meaning sexual in nature? Embarrassing? Did it seem overly personal? No to all

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Is some Irish saying or colloquialsim relevant? Colloqualism is Is the Irish language relevant? No Could this puzzle have happened in the UK ? The US? anywhere in Europe? As far as I know, this expression is only used in Ireland

Sorry meant to add these...

Was the person who made the implied statement fearful for the boss' safety? or worried about him in some other way? No to all. On the contrary, the appointment in question would be considered to be a pleasant event.

How about Horse racing . No horses involved, but.... Definitely OTRT He could either say he was on a course or going to a meeting? But not this. In fact, he was not the one saying it. Both he and another colleague had just arrived in Ireland when this conversation took place.

Shortly after arriving in Ireland, my new boss received an invitation to a dog racing event at the Shelbourne Dog Track. We talked about it briefly over lunch and the driver walked in and said 'so you're going to the dogs'!! In addition to my boss being new in the country, so was another colleague and the expression on her face was of total shock - until we explained that 'going to the dogs' in Ireland means also simply going to the dog races, lol